Late Bronze Age 'Leaf-Shaped' Sword Blade Tip
Copper-alloy, 100 grams, 118 mm. Circa 1,200-800 BC. Of cast form from a two-piece mould. The blade with a wide central rib and two fuller grooves. The edges hollow ground. Reference: John Evans The Ancient Bronze Weapons & Ornaments of Great Britain & Ireland, London, 1881, page 279 for a smilar example. A substantial section of an unusual form of sword blade.